Introduction
The links below are categorized to help you find Web 2.0 tools that might be of use to the K-12 classroom teacher.
(Disclaimer: It is highly recommended that the individual teacher carefully preview any sites before sharing materials in the classroom with students!) sue.summerford@lisd.us
(last visited 01-08-2011 - This list is revisited every few months to keep it active but is no longer regularly updated with new resources. A big thank you to all who shared this list and made good use of the resources. From time to time I may still add new ones that I find useful in these categories. I'm glad so many have found it helpful.)
Easy Integration - Boni Hamilton Elementary Links - great links - see her ISTE 2010 presentation where she highlights some of these sites! One of the best I've heard in a long time. So glad I could attend 'online' since I didn't get to Denver!
Go2Web20 - Complete Web 2.0 site - sort by date added, alphabetically, and by tags; links directly to sites from icons
Museum Box (NEW 02-09-09) - Add 'artifacts' (video, text, graphics, audio) to create a 'shadow box' for a museum piece to represent a personal history or historical event. Very interesting!
NEW! Aviary.com - multimedia editing tools - try Myna in place of Audacity - slick, cool music loops
NEW! Web 2.0 Search Engine - Web 2.0's Top 1,000 list! This looks fun! Some day when I have a few hours to spare I'll explore more!!! :)
Citation Machine - select APA or MLA - interactive web tool to help you cite sources
Class BlogMeister - David Warlick’s classroom blog site – new & improved
ClassCaster - course blogging/podcasting system (must be member of CALI – Computer Assisted Legal Instruction)
Creative Commons - Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that offers flexible copyright licenses for creative works.
Dr. Hotlist's Emerging Web Technologies - When you get tired of THIS page, go to Dr. Hotlist's Emerging Web Technologies, by Odvard Egil Dyrli. Web technologies bring powerful new dimensions to K-12 education. Share our key resources in your district.
DrawAnywhere - spiffy little drag & drop drawing application for diagrams & flow charts; tools are kind of all over the place until you figure it out, but this could be useful
Rubric Maker - customized assessments for student work - choose and edit a variety of existing performances as well as create performances specific to your class content
Safety - Web Wise Kids - Does your school have a program to promote Internet safety for kids?
Safety - iSafe - Does your school have a program to promote Internet safety for kids?
Scribd - Sign up for a free account, and upload a PDF, DOC, PPT, XLS, TXT, etc. to the Scribd library, where it is turned into an Adobe Flash Paper document Simply browse/upload your text document, publish, have the ability to have it read aloud, then download the doc as PDF, plain text, and the read-aloud audio can be downloaded as an MP3 file. However, it will become a PUBLIC document once it has been published. Simply upload to Scribd, download the MP3, and load it onto an iPod or other audio device. To check out a test doc go to: http://www.scribd.com/doc/27167?secret_password equals b6ta2iws7l71c
Streamload - STREAMLOAD gives you a private and secure place to upload, store, access, and share your personal videos, photos, music, and files.
Wiki Resources from Teach With Tech Blog - The official website for the 'Teach with Tech' podcast, presented by the Indiana University School of Education Instructional Consulting office. This podcast, and this blog, are designed to feature information and resources relevant to teaching with technology at the K-12 and higher education levels.
WikiBooks - free, open-content textbooks that you can edit
Google Docs & Spreadsheets - create/collaborate/share - free online word processing/spreadsheet creation tools from Google - tracks revisions
Google Web Page Creator - Google Web Page Creator – create your own web pages quickly & easily (service not accepting new accounts at this time – sign up for gmail to join waiting list
Groupboard - Groupboard lets you set up a multi-user whiteboard and put it onto your web page. Teachers have been using Groupboard for over 10 years for tutoring and distance learning.
JotSpot - take one set of notes live in a collaborative meeting, see changes as they happen
Blabberize - upload picture – grab from Discovery Streaming – you do have the right to republish DES images – use citation Align red box to lower half of mouth/chin to shape of mouth/chin area when talking – shows cutout Record>Save>Email>can be private except by direct link you copy/paste or Embed in web page
Jumpcut - Video Editing - video editing online - SuperBowl 2008 commercial with user-generated videos was run on this site (students should be supervised, not searching for popular content!!)
Mikogo - screen sharing tool - Mikogo is a free desktop sharing tool perfect for hosting online meetings and distant learning. Users can start free online meetings and conduct presentations in true color quality across the world with up to 10 participants simultaneously.
ToonDoo - grab photos from Discovery Education Streaming, combine them with graphics, clioparts from ToonDoo, create 3-panel cartoon to tell a story - really creative way to do a lab report? (safe search may work - approach with caution when working with students - preview!)
TrackStar - online interface that helps teachers organize and annotate Web sites into lessons (hotlist)
Video-ThePower of Web 2.0 - Nalts, Revver - progression of broadcasting from bedroom wires to YouTube
Visual Thesaurus - find & visualize synonyms, 30 day free trial from ThinkMap, then $ subscription
Who Said? - literature game delivered as a podcast
Whole Wheat Radio - internet webcast originating from Talkeetna, Alaska - non-provit, featuring music of independent artists, tend to appeal to grownups average age 44
Zoomerang - online survey tool (A limited-feature trial version of zPro surveys. Limited to 100 or fewer participants and 30 or fewer questions. Results expire after 10 days. Ongoing Membership: Free)
Example - The Best Author Blogs - editors compiled a list of author blogs they believe are outstanding include PJParrish, Dave Barry & Laurel K. Hamilton,
An Internet Hotlist on Web 2.0
created by Sue Summerford
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.html
Introduction | Blog-Podcast-Vlog-Screencast Resources | Collaboration-Wiki Sites | Online Productivity/Organization Tools | Online Teacher Resources & Fun Stuff To Try | Some really good blogs to start reading . . . | eLenawee Course Links
Introduction
The links below are categorized to help you find Web 2.0 tools that might be of use to the K-12 classroom teacher.
(Disclaimer: It is highly recommended that the individual teacher carefully preview any sites before sharing materials in the classroom with students!)
sue.summerford@lisd.us
(last visited 01-08-2011 - This list is revisited every few months to keep it active but is no longer regularly updated with new resources. A big thank you to all who shared this list and made good use of the resources. From time to time I may still add new ones that I find useful in these categories. I'm glad so many have found it helpful.)
The Internet Resources
Blog-Podcast-Vlog-Screencast Resources
Collaboration-Wiki Sites
Online Productivity/Organization Tools
Online Teacher Resources & Fun Stuff To Try
Some really good blogs to start reading . . .
eLenawee Course Links